33

Marie

"It's just three weeks. You'll be back before you know it." I say.

"I know but I'll miss seeing you all the time." Karter whines.

I smile, "Don't worry, time will pass super fast."

"Well I sure hope so." Karter says.

"Listen they want us to turn off the phones till we don't take off. I'll talk to you later?"

"Yeah. Bye. Have a safe flight." I say.

"Thank you love. Take care." He says and hangs up.

Karter is on his way to Spain right now. He recently opened a branch of "Allan Establishment" there and needs to settle everything and do the hiring's etc etc. So he'll be gone for three weeks. Millie is staying with Ellie and Liam while Karter is out of town.

I will obviously miss him, it's hard not to. He's like always around. But hopefully this time will pass by before I even realize it.

It was a Saturday and I was spending my day with Nina. It had been almost 2 days since Karter has left for Spain and I actually haven't spoken to him since then. We texted each other several times but no phone calls. He's probably really busy so I don't want to bother him. We can talk later.

Nina and I were sitting in Johnny Rocket, enjoying our milkshakes after a long day of roaming around in shop after shop.

"Since when do we shop this much?" I ask, exhaustion laced in my voice.

Nina chuckles, "I know right? We haven't done this much shopping since my wedding."

"Exactly. Why couldn't we have just sat at my house and watched movies and eat ice-cream?"

"Because we're not lazy or boring. And what makes you think this day is over? After we're done with our milkshakes we're going to a few more shops and then the rest of the day at the Salon." Nina says.

"Oh God. Why did I agree to even spend my weekend with you?" I huff.

"Well because the person you usually spend your weekend with is in Spain. So you really didn't have a choice." Nina smirks and I simply roll my eyes.

"Now hurry up with your milkshake! We have shit to do!" Nina says.

After two more hours we finally ended up in the salon. It was 6:00 pm now.

"God I'm exhausted. We've been out since 8 am!" I whine.

"Boo-whoo. You're young stop acting like a grandma and stop complaining. My grandma doesn't complain as much as you do." Nina scolds.

"Grandma Betty or Grandma Pearl? Because I remember both of them when we went wedding shopping. They were exhausted just from the car to the shop!" I joke.

Nina chuckles, "You know I was just making a point M." She says.

While we were getting manicures, I decided to go through my phone and Nina does the same.

I was causally scrolling through my Instagram feed when Nina spoke, "Hey M?"

I look at her, "Yeah?"

"When was the last time you talked to Karter?" She asks.

"Hmm. We texted last night." I say.

"No proper conversation yet?" She asks.

"No. He's busy. I don't want to bother him" I explains.

Nina scoffs, "Yeah. Very busy."

I furrow my brows in confusion, "Why what's wrong?" I ask.

"Nothing." Nina says.

She's lying. "Tell me what's wrong. Why are you lying to me?" I ask.

"It's nothing." She lies once again.

"Nina!" I say raising my voice a little.

"Okay. Okay fine. Here." She says and hands me her phone.

A website was open and so was a article. It read:

New couple alert?

Supermodel Sarah Jones was seen spending time with American Billionaire Karter Allan. The two were photographed at a fancy dinner and then seen leaving a club giggling and chatting. We all think they looked super cute and have amazing chemistry. Don't you think?

-pictures-

The pair has been romantically linked before in the past but nothing had been confirmed. Harry is in Spain for the opening of his newest branches of Allan Establishment. Maybe that gives both of them time for a small fling?

A source close to Sarah revealed that she's always enjoyed Karter's company and maybe wants to step out of the friend-zone with him.

So what do you guys think? Is a new couple being formed soon or are the pair just friends? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

I scan my eyes through the article and pictures and hand Nina her phone back.

She raises an eyebrow at me, "What?" I ask.

"You aren't going to say something?" She asks.

"Say something about what?" I ask.

"The article? The pictures? Aren't you going to ask Karter what game he's playing with you?"

"No I'm not. Nina we aren't so called "exclusive" yet. He's not my boyfriend and I'm not his girlfriend so really he can do whatever he wants with whoever he wants. I'm no one to stop him." I say.

"Oh come on Marie!" Nina exclaims raising her voice a little.

"What?" I ask.

"You can't just pretend like this doesn't bother you and you can't pretend like you're okay with this relationship you have with Karter!"

"Nina. Can we please not talk bout this?" I mumble.

"You really need to start taking a stand. That's all I'm saying Marie." Nina says lowly.

I'm not going to lie, I'm hurt by the fact that Karter is hooking up with a supermodel back in Spain, but I can't really say anything can I? I don't even want to think about this, I'll get my feelings into a twist.

After that Nina changed the topic and decided it was best not to talk about Karter. She dropped me at my apartment awhile later.

As soon as I head inside I change into comfy clothes and take a nap. I'm exhausted. I wake up at around 9, I got a good two hours sleep.

I check my phone to see four missed calls and eight text messages from Karter.

Karter:

Hey.

I miss you.

Are you avoiding my phone calls?

Marie?

Are you mad?

Marie.

I'm worried.

I'm honestly in no mood to talk to Marie so I simply text him.

Sorry was asleep.

I know it sounds a little harsh but I don't care. My phone beeps and I think I got a message from Karter but I don't bother checking it.

I heat myself some dinner and sit in front of the television watching re-runs of How I Met Your Mother.

I don't know when but within a few hours I feel asleep on my couch. I have such a bad cramp in my neck, that's what I get for falling asleep on my couch. Fucking great.

I take a nice warm shower and decide to do a little work. I take out my laptop and my curiosity gets the best of me. I open google and search "Sarah Jones".

A very gorgeous, practically perfect blonde woman shows up on my screen. She's 30 but she looks like she's 20 or so. She's also a Victoria Secret Angel. How am I supposed to compete with a lingerie model? Sarah is also British, don't know how she ended up in Spain.

Under the News column I see articles about her and Karter. Apparently they're staying in the same hotel and they were spotted having breakfast and lunch as well. They looked so happy and perfect together. Several sources claim that they're very much attracted to each other and shit. I don't care. I close the tab and start to get on with my work. Not before I pick up my cell phone. I see have 10 missed calls from Karter and 12 text messages. I don't even bother opening them. I put my phone on silent and set it aside. He can have Sarah to accompany him.

The rest of the day I just spent time working and face timed my parents and siblings. I really do miss my family a ton sometimes.

At 8:45, with a glass of wine and pizza I sit in front of the tv and start watching movies.

My phone started ringing and I picked it up. I saw that I was getting a face time request from an un-known number. Who could that be?

I pick it up and immediately Karter is on the screen. Oh shit.

"Hello Marie." He says. His tone is clearly laced with annoyance and a little anger.

"I knew you were avoiding me." He states.

"I was not." I defend myself.

"Really? That's why you don't answer any of my calls or reply to my text messages but when I call you from an unknown number you pick up immediately?" He scowls at me.

"I've been busy." I mumble.

"Right. Very busy." He says sarcastically.

"Did you get a new number just because I wasn't answering your calls?" I ask.

"It was either that or flying back to New York. If this wouldn't have worked I would have got the earliest flight back home." He says.

I can't help but smile at the thought of him cancelling everything because of my stubborn behavior. But I smile inwardly, I don't let the smile appear on my lips.

"Now may I ask why you're avoiding me?" He asks.

"Reasons." I mumble, averting my eyes so I'm not looking at him in the eyes.

"First look at me and then please explain the so called "reasons"." He says furrowing his brows at me.

I look up to meet his eyes but don't say anything and simply shrug. "Did you read some crap about Sarah and I?" He asks.

"Maybe." I say.

"Marie. Look it's-" he starts but I interrupt him.

"Not what it looks like? You don't need to explain anything to me Karter. You're not my boyfriend. You can see other people, whoever you want." I say.

"Sarah and I went to high school together. We still see each other on events and all. She was in Spain for a photo shoot and reached out me and we hung out. That's it. And also Sarah claims to be bisexual to the media but she's not at all, she's gay and she has been since high school. Nothing happened between us. Believe me." He says.

"You don't need to explain anything to me." I mumble.

"Yes I do." He argues.

"Are all of your high school friends supermodels?" I ask.

"Well a few. But you're the only one I care about M." He says seriously.

My lips automatically curl into a smile before I can stop them. Harry notices and furrows his eyebrows, "What's with the smile?" He ask.

"Well, this is the first time you've called me M." I say with a smile.

Karter smiles, "I guess it is. I should start calling you that more often." He says.

"I don't mind." I say.

"So does that mean we're back to normal and you're not going to avoid me?" He asks.

"Yes. And I'm sorry I did in the first place. It was very immature of me." I say.

"Don't be. You being jealous showed me you care." Karter says with a grin.

"I wasn't jealous." I defend myself.

"Yeah, sure you weren't." Karter says whilst smirking at me.

"I seriously wasn't!" I say.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night." Karter smirks at me.